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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

178 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 9

Soldiers’ Reply to Shire President’s STATEMENTS(To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 2

Sir — We note with amazement Councillor Blyth’s reply to our letter you so kindly published recently and we feel it our bounden duty to refute the…

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Hay War Memorial High School. South-western District Sports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 2

Early on Friday morning, 19th inst., teams of athletes belonging to the Hay War Memorial High School left Hay to compete at the South-western…

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Soldiers’ Gardens “Ruthless Breaking of an Undertaking” (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 2

Sir:—Appearing in a recent issue of your esteemed paper, is a reply by the president of the Murray Shire to a letter written by the Mathoura branch…

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Rabbit Invasion Travelling West to East Soldier Settlers’ Fears

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 4

The country vice president of the Returned Soldiers’ League (Mr. P. W. Rushton) and other speakers at the Soldier Settlers’ Conference in Sydney…

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A Meat War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 6

Residents of Earlwood, Sydney and surrounding districts are benefits from a mutton war which broke out at Earlwood on Saturday last…

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Hay War Memorial Hall. Meeting of Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 4

The War Memorial Committee met on Friday. There were present: Messrs. R. H. .Patterson (president), T. F. Cook, C. P. Game, N. Freeland,…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Inter-school Sports at Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 2

A team representing the Hay War Memorial High School, and consisting of Hector Walker, Dick Cox, Alec. Spry, William Burdett, Alex. Jones,…

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Soldier Settlers Requests for Relief Mr. Buttenshaw’s Promise

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 4

The minister for Lands (Mr Buttenahsw) last week received a very representative 'deputation of soldier settlers organisations throughout the State…

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Limbless Soldiers Sydney. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 3

The State Cabinet, to-day, decided to restore first-class railway passes to limbless soldiers…

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THE R.S. and S.I.L.A. Handing Over the Soldiers' Hall

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 2

On Friday evening, before the usual monthly meeting of the Hay Sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A.; the ceremony of officially handing over the…

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Returned Soldiers' Conference. Report of Hay Delegate

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 4

At the meeting of the R.S. and S. I.L.A., Hay Sub-branch, the report of the delegate, Mr. W. C. Oliver, to the recent conference was submitted as…

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Train Crashes. Falls 270 Feet. OVER 120 Soldiers Killed. Oran (Algeria)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 2

Owing to the subsidence of the track, a troop train, consisting of three coaches, carrying 510 foreign legionnaries, crashed into a ravine, 270 ft…

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Colombia and Peru. Drifting Into War. Bogota (Colombia)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 2

Tens of thousands of Colombians clamoured for war with Peru and subscribed money and jewels to provide the funds to finance it…

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Soldiers’ Gardens Will Be Kept in Order. Shire Council’s Decision Yesterday

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 2

Mathoura Soldiers Memorial Gardens, which have been the cause of much controversy lately will in future be kept in order by Murray Shire…

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"Europe on Verge of War"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

LONDON, Sept. 21.--Government's disarmament policy has brought Europe to the verge of war," declared Mr. Lloyd George, speaking…

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Hay War Memorial High School. a Former Master's Loss

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

The flag at the Memorial High School was flown at half-mast this morning, and the school was called together at the mid-morning, interval…

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Hay War Memorials. Meeting of Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 September 1932 · page 2

The members of the Hay War Memorial Committee met on Friday night. There were present: Messrs. J. Johnston (presiding), Hines, Game, Cook,…

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Indian Terrorists. an Editor Wounded. Calcutta

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 3

Sir Alfred Watson, editor of the Calcutta "Statesman," was wounded by terrorists while driving in a car on Tuesday night. The assailants…

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Employment for Soldiers. a Concerted Movement. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 2

It was unanimously decided, by a meeting of representatives of civic, commercial, manufacturing, and professional interests to pledge itself to…

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War Memorial Hall Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 4

Mr. Howatson reported that the deed of trust had now been signed and £150 paid off the debt on the hall. The trustees were to appoint…

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